FoodShare is FoodForward SA’s very own digital platform using technology to connect our beneficiary organisations to their nearest food retail partner store, for the regular collection of quality surplus food. In this way, FoodShare is capable of providing
access to quality food to the most remote areas across the country.
We source, collect, and store edible surplus food from the supply chain – farmers, manufacturers, and retailers – and redistribute this food to our network of vetted BOs across South Africa.
In South Africa, 49% of all agricultural production is lost or wasted due to specification requirements, cold chain and processing inadequacies, or farmers not having access to markets. Second Harvest is our outreach programme to commercial farmers, allowing them to donate their post-harvest surplus produce to fight hunger.
The MRD programme was established to ensure greater access to food for vulnerable, rural communities. Using our refrigerated trucks, we take nutritious monthly food provisions to our vetted rural BOs reaching 160,000 vulnerable people in 29 rural communities across South Africa.
In partnership with Kelloggs and PepsiCo, we provide nutritious breakfast cereals and milk to 50,000 children across South Africa – in crèches, as well as primary and secondary schools every school day.
The supply chain is a huge barrier to entry for underprivileged youth. In an effort to reduce youth unemployment and equip them with skills and experience, we started a SETA-accredited 6 month Supply Chain Youth Internship, and aim to get them absorbed by one of our supply chain partners.
Thank you to our top financial, food, and in-kind donors who contribute to our vision of creating a South Africa without hunger.
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